Engelmann Spruce, Picea engelmannii
A wall of forest looms above And sweetly the blackbird sings All the birds make melody Over me and my books and things… –Priscian In the past we have discussed plants which commemorate Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Cherokee Chief Sequoia … Continue reading
Microbiota decussata, Russian Arborvitae
…But it must be that I, that animal, that Russian, that exile, from whom the bells of the chapel pullulate sounds at heart… -Wallace Stevens Perhaps at Mount Auburn, thoughts from the above lines might recall Svetlana Boym, even though … Continue reading
Who was Alice Lincoln?
By Volunteer Docent Robin Hazard Ray On one of the more out-of-the-way paths at Mount Auburn, under a stone that is barely readable, lie the remains of a woman who changed Boston history. Being childless, and having been followed to … Continue reading
Babes in the Woods
By Volunteer Docent Robin Hazard Ray The expression “babes in the woods” is used today to describe people who get in over their heads in situations they do not fully understand. But originally Babes in the Woods was a folktale, … Continue reading